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Hello Folks! Hello MX Linux Team!
I'm a long MX Linux user but for the first time on your forum as an active participant. I have a suggestion to add into MX Repository a very good and robust SlimJet Browser that I use for years. Every time when a new updated version is released I have to go on their website SlimJet.com to download last deb file and manually install it. Maybe it is possible to add it into Repository in order to have it updated together with other applications? SlimJet team don't provide any own Repo but files only. I don't know if they are interesting in that but I believe they will not be against it. What you think, guys?

Not knowing which version of MX you are using, post the request here.

Package Requests - MX-21
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Package Requests - MX-23
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siamhie wrote: Wed May 28, 2025 12:58 am Not knowing which version of MX you are using, post the request here.

Package Requests - MX-21
viewforum.php?f=147

Package Requests - MX-23
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Thank you! I'll do it now.

We used to have MXPI install the debs directly from Slimjet, much like it does for other proprietary browsers, but I don't know why it's gone.

@timkb4cq would be the expert on this, but I'm pretty sure our apt repo needs more files than just a .deb to host a package. You can see what I upload for a package like catfish, for example: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qxg0_H ... sp=sharing

so what's the selling point of Slimjet. its another chromium-based browser, like six others in the browser section of popular apps.

I'm adding it to mx-packageinstaller-popular apps. but I don't think it will auto-update. to update, users can run the popular apps routine again.

Yes, since Slimjet won't provide an apt repo, you just have to manually reinstall it in MXPI to update. That's how we used to do it when it was in there.

And no need to remove it before the reinstall.

Alright! Thank you all for your replies. I see that technically it's not easy to add this browser to the MX Repo.
I'll proceed doing it like before:

wget https://www.slimjetbrowser.com/release/ ... _amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install ./slimjet_amd64.deb

Thanks, I like Slimjet, is based on chrome or chromium but has lots more features!